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DRM = Doesn't Really Matter
louisgray.com - 1/6/2009
DRM = Doesn't Really Matter
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If one of the biggest items to be delivered at tomorrow's MacWorld Expo is the elimination of DRM from songs on the iTunes store, as is rumored , then we are on the brink of the biggest snoozefests in technology event history. Forget that Mr. Steve Jobs potentially is suffering hot flashes , ...
apple.com - 1/6/2009
Changes Coming to the iTunes Store
— apple.com — SAN FRANCISCO January 6, 2009 Apple today announced several changes to the iTunes Store ( www.itunes.com ).... Beginning today, all four major music labels Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group and EMI, along with thousands of independent ... (more) Changes Coming to the iTunes Store

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Sources: Apple to expand DRM-free music, new pricing
news.cnet.com - 1/6/2009
Sources: Apple to expand DRM-free music, new pricing
— news.cnet.com — Apple has cut deals that will finally enable iTunes to offer songs free of copy protection software... from the three largest music labels, according to two sources close to the negotiations. In exchange, Apple has agreed to become more flexible on ... (more) Sources: Apple to expand DRM-free music, new pricing

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The Price Of Going DRM-Free: Apple’s Hidden $1.8 Billion Music Tax
techcrunch.com - 1/6/2009
The Price Of Going DRM-Free: Apple’s Hidden $1.8 Billion Music Tax
— techcrunch.com — Nearly two years ago, Steve Jobs published an open letter to the music industry calling for the... death of DRM (digital rights management). He convinced EMI to ditch DRM back in April, 2007, but the three other major music labels held out. Until ... (more) The Price Of Going DRM-Free: Apple’s Hidden $1.8 Billion ...

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VentureBeat:  One prediction down: iTunes goes DRM-free

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One prediction down: iTunes goes DRM-free
VentureBeat — ... than for $1.29. But the $1.29 ones will undoubtedly be the most popular, new music, which will annoy quite a few users. But remember that $0.99 isn’t the same as it was six years ago when iTunes launched. With inflation, $0.99 back then would be $1.17 today — closer to the $1.29 price point, as CNET pointed out yesterday in scooping this story. This new pricing structure in iTunes will go into effect April 1, 2009. While some didn’t think the presence of DRM in iTunes was a big deal, I have to disagree. While it may not be a big ...

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